Bahrain's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Bahrain has 20 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 66.7% from 12 in 2024. That places Bahrain 90th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 6 places. University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Arabian Gulf University (4).
Scientists in Bahrain on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | +157.1% | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +16.7% | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | +19.0% | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +40.0% | 20 | +66.7% |
Institutes in Bahrain
By number of listed scientists
All 20 scientists
| Rank in Bahrain | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51,389 | Arab Center for Nutrition | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 376 | |
| 2 | 53,308 | Arabian Gulf University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 440 | |
| 3 | 60,493 | University of Bahrain | Applied Physics | Rank 1,492 | |
| 4 | 102,045 | Arabian Gulf University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,807 | |
| 5 | 116,214 | Ahlia University | General Physics | Rank 754 | |
| 6 | 136,385 | Ahlia University | Business & Management | Rank 1,474 | |
| 7 | 147,814 | Arabian Gulf University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,857 | |
| 8 | 157,519 | Ahlia University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,297 | |
| 9 | 160,438 | University of Bahrain | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 602 | |
| 10 | 202,038 | Tasmeem Engineering | Energy | Rank 3,093 | |
| 11 | 209,282 | University of Bahrain | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,819 | |
| 12 | 212,000 | Arabian Gulf University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 2,024 | |
| 13 | 254,608 | University of Bahrain | Materials | Rank 3,831 | |
| 14 | 276,141 | Bahrain Falcon Hospital | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,206 | |
| 15 | 284,119 | University of Bahrain | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,611 | |
| 16 | 285,369 | University of Bahrain | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,739 | |
| 17 | 377,478 | Kingdom University | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,104 | |
| 18 | 386,019 | American University of Bahrain | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,024 | |
| 19 | 393,998 | University of Bahrain | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 3,644 | |
| 20 | 498,321 | University of Bahrain | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,784 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Bahrain are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
35 scientists affiliated with Bahrain are on the 2025 single-year list, and 20 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Bahrain has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, University of Bahrain has the most listed scientists from Bahrain, with 8. It is followed by Arabian Gulf University with 4.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Bahrain changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Bahrain went from 5 scientists in 2020 to 20 in 2025, a change of +300.0%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.